1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: tip is to buy a box of birthday cards. You 4 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: can celebrate more people in your life by making thoughtfulness 5 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 1: a lot easier. So plenty of people wish their friends 6 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: and relations a happy birthday with a text or email, 7 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: and there is nothing wrong with that. However, it is 8 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: still fun to get a little something in the mail. 9 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: It feels slightly more permanent than those disappearing bits of 10 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: electronic confetti. If you send holiday cards, then you already 11 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: have a lot of people's mailing addresses. If you pay 12 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: attention on social media, or even just keep a running 13 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: list somewhere, you probably know a lot of people's birthdays. 14 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: So theoretically you could send a card a few days 15 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: before so it reaches the birthday boy or girl on time. 16 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: The problem most people don't have birthday cards sitting around. 17 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: They'd need to go to a drug store or target 18 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: and wade through the stacks of perhaps not entirely accurate 19 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: or appropriate sentiments. That extra bit of friction can prevent 20 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: people from following through. But this doesn't need to be 21 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 1: an issue. You can buy boxes of birthday cards online. 22 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: Amazon sells a great many, as do other retailers. I 23 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: recently purchased a box of one hundred twenty birthday cards 24 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: in a variety of designs. The sentiments are either broad 25 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: enough to be universal, think best wishes for a great year, 26 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: or else the cards are blank. Either works, You add 27 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: your own note and can personalize however you would like. Now, 28 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: if my kids are going to a birthday party, or 29 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: if someone I know is celebrating a birthday, reaching into 30 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 1: the box and writing a card doesn't take much more 31 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: effort than writing an email. Texts are fine too, of 32 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: course I like birthday texts, but something handwritten can just 33 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: be a bonus. So consider buying a box of birthday 34 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: cards to make sending birthday wishes easier on yourself. A 35 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: big box will likely last you a long time and 36 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: generate a lot of fun along the way. In the meantime, 37 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to making 38 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast. 39 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, idea is, or feedback, you can 40 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before 41 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, 42 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 43 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.